Improvement in stoppers for oil-cans



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STOPPERS FOR OIL-CANS, 8w.

Patented March 6, 18 '77.

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N. PETERS. PHOTD-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHXNGTQM D C UNITED STATES PATENTQFFIGEQ ADDISON BERDAN, OF SALEM, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOPPERS FOR OIL-CANS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,094, dated March 6,1877; application filed November 9, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON BERDAN, of Salem, in the county of Washtenawand in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil-Cans; and

' do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to-oil-cans for oiling carriages, machinery, andother purposes; and it consists in connecting the stopper to an exteriorslide, which may be manipulated by the thumb, so as to regulate the flowof oil, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of an oil-can embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

A represents an oil-can with spout or nozzle B. O is the stopper for thesame. The outer end of this stopper is fastened to a slide, D, whichruns on the outside of the can through a guide, E, attached thereto, andthe inner end of the slide is bent to form, or otherwise provided with,a thumb-piece, D. When the hand grasps the oil-can the thumb is placedupon the thumb-piece, and the stopper can then easily, by a simplemovement of the thumb, be drawn out more or less, so as to regulate theflow of oil.

The stopper 0 is also made tapering and hollowed out, as shown at a, onits under side, at the inner end, so as to facilitate the flow of oil,and allow the oil to pass out without entirely removing the stopper.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- An oil-can provided with astopper attached to an exterior slide, arranged to be operated by thethumb, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this20th day of October, 1876.

ADDISON BERDAN.

Witnesses:

A. B. HANSUR, I. S. HORTON.

